Updates

Discover our latest updates here, including the projects we are currently working on at HRC, and experiences shared by our fellow team members.

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The Horrible 5-Month Life in Scamming Compounds

Hi, my name is Abdus Salam. I was born in 1996 and I am an ordinary Bangladeshi. I completed my Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Textile Engineering.

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GFEMS “Promoting Opportunities Within Evidence & Research” (POWER) Evaluation by HRC

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new collaboration with the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) to evaluate the “Promoting Opportunities Within Evidence & Research” (POWER) project. Our team will produce a baseline study to captu

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Trafficking for the purpose of forced criminality in Laos: HRC’s new project with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) to improve the evidence basis on trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of forced criminality in cyber-scam op

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Humanity Research Consultancy to Investigate Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in the Thai Context

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with the USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) activity, implemented by Winrock International, to investigate responses to trafficking in persons (TIP) for forc

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Humanity Research Consultancy to investigate scamming compounds in Laos and Dubai

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP), in collaboration with USAID Laos CTIP, to investigate scamming compounds in Asia regions that are less understood and discussed, such a

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Electronic Monitoring for Social Responsibility – HRC’s new project with Conservation International

In July 2023, HRC began a new project, “Electronic Monitoring for Social Responsibility,” funded by Conservation International (CI).

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Having gone through the ordeal of human trafficking, I now intern with HRC, working to reunite victims with their families

In 2022, while I was living in Dubai as a freelance IT technician, I was offered a good 6-month work opportunity in Laos.

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The Missing Piece to the Puzzle: Profiling Taiwanese Distant Water Vessel Owners to Steer the System towards a More Ethical Fishing Industry

Funded and supported by Humanity United and the Freedom Fund, HRC is embarking on a new project to profile the vessel owners of Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels.

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遠洋漁業缺失的拼圖 – 台灣船主面對的挑戰與現況

Humanity Research Consultancy（HRC, 憫研顧問）近期開始了一項由非政府組織Humanity United跟Freedom Fund資助、針對台灣遠洋漁業「船東」的研究專案。

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সার্ভাইভার নেটওয়ার্ক ক্ষমতায়ন এবং উচ্চতর বোঝাপড়ার উদ্দেশ্যে এইচআরসি, উইনরক ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ও অনির্বাণের সম্মিলিত গবেষণা প্রকল্প

এইচআরসি এবং উইনরক ইন্টারন্যাশনাল (ইউএসএইড এশিয়া সিটিআইপি দ্বারা অর্থায়িত) সম্প্রতি বাংলাদেশের একটি সারভাইভার-নেতৃত্বাধীন স্বেচ্ছাসেবী সংগঠন, মানব পাচারের শিকারদের একটি শক্তিশালী কণ্ঠস্বর হিসেবে কর্মরত অনির্বাণ-এর সাথে অংশগ্রহণমূলক কর্ম গবেষণা চালিয

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Collaborative research project with ANIRBAN to better understand and empower survivor networks

HRC and Winrock International (funded by USAID Asia CTIP) recently carried out participatory action research with ANIRBAN, a survivor-led voluntary organisation in Bangladesh that provides a strong voice to victims of human trafficking.

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An inspiring end to our 9-week training course for young professionals in Asia, delivered together with Winrock International

This week saw the end of our online training course, “Capacity Building for Counter Human Trafficking and Research Skills”, delivered in partnership with Winrock International and funded by USAID Asia Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP).